Maiden, Crimson and Yes men play orchestral prog

By Scott Munro
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Adrian Smith, Gavin Harrison, Patrick Moraz and others reimagine classics with Royal Philharmonic

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and King Crimson’s Gavin Harrison are among the big-name musicians who appear on an orchestral prog album released today.

The guitarist and drummer are joined by ex-Yes and Moody Blues keyboardist Patrick Moraz, guitarist Guthrie Govan and late Three Dog Night keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon in collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

The album, entitled The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Prog Rock Classics, features tracks by Pink Floyd, Crimson, Rush, Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull and others.

Label Cleopatra Records say: “A stellar group of musical virtuosos from the prog stratosphere join the orchestra, lending their talents to these intricately arranged masterworks in a collaborative match made in prog rock heaven.”

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Prog Rock Classics is available via Amazon and iTunes now.

Tracklist

  1. ELP Suite: Tarkus/From The Beginning/Tarkus (Reprise) 2. Comfortably Numb – Ian Bairnson 3. Thick As A Brick – Richard Harvey 4. 21st Century Schizoid Man – Gavin Harrison & Guthrie Govan 5. Focus II – Thijs Van Leer 6. Nights In White Satin – Mark Feltham 7. Think Of Me With Kindness – Patrick Moraz 8. Roundabout – Jimmy Greenspoon 9. Watcher Of The Skies 10. Red Barchetta – Adrian Smith

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.